# Zynga funding: rounds and investors

> Zynga has raised $896M across 10 rounds since 2007. Investors include Union Square Ventures, Avalon Ventures and IVP. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/zynga (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Zynga*

10 rounds we have observed, with the 23 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$896M** raised across 10 rounds since 2007, from 10 sources

**$10M** Series A **$5.0M** Series A **$25M** Series B **$29M** Round **$15M** Series B **$15M** Series B **$300M** Series B **$6.3M** Venture **$490M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $490M Feb 2011
- **Step-up i:** 77.3×
- **Investors:** 23 (2 led)

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

**?** Seed

**$10M** Series A

**$5.0M** Series A

**$25M** Series B

**$29M** Round

**$15M** Series B

**$15M** Series B

**$300M** Series B

**$6.3M** Venture

**$490M** Series C

- **First round:** Seed
- **Biggest round:** $490M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 5 months

## The rounds

- **Feb 2011** Series C **$490M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) [T. Rowe Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price) [Fidelity Management and Research Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity-management-and-research-company) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Oct 2010** Venture **$6.3M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record
- **Jun 2010** Series B **$300M** *2 new* [SoftBank Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2) [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Reported by nytimes.com
- **Apr 2010** Series B **$15M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record
- **Nov 2009** Series B **$15M** *4 new* *1 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) [Kevin Rose](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-rose) Reported by games.venturebeat.com
- **Jul 2008** Round **$29M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) Lead [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) Lead [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Avalon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avalon-ventures) Reported by Foundry Group
- **Jul 2008** Series B **$25M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [Avalon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avalon-ventures) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Feb 2008** Series A **$5.0M** *3 returning* [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) [Avalon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avalon-ventures) Reported by finance.fortune.cnn.com
- **Jan 2008** Series A **$10M** *10 new* *1 returning* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) [Avalon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avalon-ventures) [Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) [Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman) [Bob Pittman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bob-pittman) [Pipeline Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pipeline-capital-partners) [Trigger Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trigger-media-group) [Clarium Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clarium-capital) Reported by dmwmedia.com
- **Jan 2007** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From Zynga's own website: 3 on the team.

- **Frank Gibeau** President
- **Alex Tremblay** EVP, Chief Data Officer
- **Scott Koenigsberg** Chief Product Officer

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series A** 2008 **Series B** 2008 **Round** 2008 **Series B** 2009 **Series B** 2010 **Series B** 2010 **Venture** 2010 **Series C** 2011 [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Avalon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avalon-ventures) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) L [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) L [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)

## The exit

Exit Listing Price When

IPO NASDAQ:ZNGA undisclosed Dec 2011

From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=zynga).

## Everyone who backed them

[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds

[Avalon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avalon-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds

[IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) VC firm **3** rounds, led 1

[Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) VC firm **3** rounds

[Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) VC firm **2** rounds

[Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman) VC firm **2** rounds

[Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **1** round

[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **1** round

[SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **1** round

[Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) VC firm **1** round

[Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) Private equity **1** round

[SoftBank Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2) VC firm **1** round

[DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) Private equity **1** round

[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Accelerator **1** round

[T. Rowe Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price) Private equity **1** round

[Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) Angel **1** round

[Kevin Rose](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-rose) VC firm **1** round

[Bob Pittman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bob-pittman) Angel **1** round

[Pipeline Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pipeline-capital-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Fidelity Management and Research Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity-management-and-research-company) Growth equity **1** round

[Trigger Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trigger-media-group) VC firm **1** round

[Clarium Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clarium-capital) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=zynga).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 7 firms list Zynga as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) VC firm Per its own site

[DAG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Accelerator Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accelerator-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[ECONA AG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/econa) Private equity Per its own site

[Access Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/access-technology-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Futurist Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/futurist-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[LSG Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lsg-holdings) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Zynga

### Who invested in Zynga?

Zynga's investors include Union Square Ventures, Avalon Ventures, IVP, Foundry Group and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and 18 more on record.

### How much has Zynga raised?

Zynga has raised $896M across 10 rounds since 2007. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Zynga last raise?

Zynga's most recent round was a Series C of $490M in Feb 2011.

### What was Zynga's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $490M in Feb 2011, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Zynga first?

Zynga's first round on record, in Jan 2007, was backed by Reid Hoffman.

### What stage is Zynga at?

Zynga's latest named round is a Series C, in Feb 2011.

### Where is Zynga based?

Zynga is based in the United States.

### Who led Zynga's rounds?

Kleiner Perkins led the funding round in 2008.

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